Double trouble. What can i expect

[starshaker]

Im 6 weeks pregnant so still very early. What can i expect during the pregnacy and where can i find stuff for twins, i mean maternity clothes, prams, cots etc

Will just need to see what the docs say tomorrow

Yeah you should get that checked out. I only fainted once and it was around 8 weeks. (In a supermarket - I caused a right scene) I had very bad morning sickness so I put it down to that. My doctor said that the early part of a twin pregnancy is really tough on a womens body and the changes can occur so aggresively that you're body can't keep up so it sometimes bails out for a moment. Or it could be a little anemia. I'm sure your doctor will sort you out.

This thread is really useful. Starshaker I had lots of fainting spells (didn't actually faint but v v lightheaded and would have to get head down for 20 mis or so until I 'came around'). Had blood test and was anemic and put on iron tablets which cured it pretty pronto. Iron tablets caused horrible constipation so doc gave me lactulose which sorted that out! Also had slightly low blood pressure which probably didn't help. This must have been about 12 weeks for me.

curiosity - I like your post. you shouldn't have to justify why you choose to do things your own way, sounds like you are a woman who knows what she wants. That's cool.
Like you I love being stopped and having the babies admired. My fav one happened yesterday - I had taken my 1 year old twins and 3 yr old son out for a walk (3 year old sits on front of double mountain buggy) and when I was loading them all back into the car it started to chuck it down with rain. My son was safely strapped into the car while the twins waited patiently in the torrential downpour. An elderly couple stopped and said 'ooh look, wet twins!' Very sweetly they held an umbrella over them while I sorted them all out. How lovely is that?

Could I just say one thing as a father of twins? For Dads, having twins is a blessing and a curse (depending on what way you look at it). You are MUCH more hands-on than a singleton dad because you have to be - it's often simply not possible for mum to do it all on her own so you are constantly holding/changing/feeding/winding/bathing.

Which is great as a dad because you are much more involved.

I think there isn't so much of this intense mother-baby thing going on where dads can sometimes be a bit blocked out of the loop.

And, even though you know its utter rubbish, all your mates think you have super-sperm and can inpregnate women just by looking at them etc etc.

Mansfrom - I must be having an emotional day because reading your post, then imagining my DH being all hands on and looking after our babies has almost made me cry! Damn hormones!

We went to Egypt a couple of months ago and the staff at the hotel, when we said we were expecting twins, kept giving DH a knowing look and a manly pat on the back with 'big strong man' sort of comments. Little did they know they are IVF babies.....

manfrom im afraid i wont be haveing the benefit of having the dad help as hes not interested, to the extent he doesnt even believe im pregnant. You would think the scan and everything else would convince him

Starshaker, I'm sorry to hear that. Do you have family/friends as a support network? How did you get on at the docs?

starshaker - Not all dads are particularly hands on with the babies. My DH has maybe changed 4 nappies and has fed them expressed milk once when I went to the cinema. He's a bit rubbish at it and I am ungrateful superquick so it irritates me when he does it even though he would if I ask. Tis not too hard to manage on your own. You will find a way of making it work and you might even enjoy it. My XP left me when I was pregnant with DD I enjoyed being a single mum to two children, felt super relaxed during the pregnancy only having to think about myself and had the birth exactly how I wanted, also without having to worry about how someone else was feeling all the time! It'll be reet. He might come round to the babies when he sees them anyway. Hope he starts being a bit nicer to you too.

jenny - I spend too much time on AIBU, feel paranoid all the time!!! lol

the docs went ok aalthought they want me in at 9am tomorrow (im not normally out my bed by then lately) and fasted so they can do blood tests. that means ill have blood tests tomorrow and wed (booking in) so might cancel tomorrow. Pretty sure its cos i didnt eat enough cos ive not felt dizzy since.
Dont really have anybody round about to help but i know ill manage fine and i will probably enjoy it more cos i wont be moaning at people not "doing it right"

Glad you've not felt faint since, hopefully just a one off then. I hate early hospital/doc appointments!
Am sure you will manage fine. And you've always got MN!

Starshaker, you should try and line up some people to help you. I agree it's nice to not have to worry about other people 'doing it right' (I have that problem myself) but what you really need is someone to relieve you when you are desperate for sleep or a break. Twins are pretty relentless and it will seem like a god send to have someone who can come over even if it's just for a few hour whilst you sleep or chill out or go for a walk etc.

You'll cope fine, in fact I'm sure you will be great but that doesn't mean you won't deserve or need a break.

Srar, on a very practical note, it isreally, really useful to have a few weeks worth of good nutritious meals in the freezer. These were a lifesaver for us in the first weeks.

Thats a good idea will look at that instead of giving in to takeaways all the time lol

Hi Starshaker, I just wanted to say I agree with Trudi & SLF. I found I really needed support after I had the twins. I bf and found it made me very tired, so I needed to rest a lot & drink loads. I also have an older DD who was 2.5 at the time who needed entertaining & I don't think I would have managed very well on my own. My Mum came round & helped a lot. If I were you I'd just look into lining up a bit of support just in case you find you need it.

We also prepared lots of meals ready & put them in the freezer - it does help. I'd also get lots of the things you're gonna need a wee bit earlier than if you were pregnant with a singleton. Twins can arrive early.

Personally, I found my twin pregnancy really took it out of me. I had hyperemesis and was hospitalised a couple of times, but I know other twin mums who found the pregnancy a breeze. I hope that's the case for you. Congratulations & good luck.

Yes, that is true. I have obviously forgotten the practicalites of the pregnancy already chopsache! Lol. I wanted everything ready before 28 weeks cos I was worrying about prem labour then went to 40+3 lol. I found I was too sick the entire pregnancy and found it hard to stand to cook (I had intended to) for the older two despite having a chair in the kitchen - I would mostly go in the kitchen feel nauseous, vomit in a bowl for a while then give up and put in a ready meal! I never got the chance to cook in the end as had unexpected bed rest from 36 weeks. I got Sainsbury's to deliver a load of the Annabel Karmel (devil) ready meals so I just whacked them in the microwave for the older two's dinners knowig that they are marginally better for children than takeaway/ordinary ready meals. That really helped as I'm only just finding I can cook now that they are feeding four hourly so the poor chiddles have lived on Annabel Karmel and been entertained by DVDs for most of the last year! lol

Hi all,

I found out I am expecting twins yesterday - I am currently 7wks - which was a shock to say the least! This thread has been really helpful already, so thanks for that!

One concern I have, even though I only had a scan yesterday and saw 2 x heartbeats, is that I don?t have any real symptoms at the moment. Slight sore bb's and the occasional wave of nauseous feeling - but nothing else. Has anyone else had late starting symptoms? I keep reading that it should be worse with Twins?

Thanks

MrsS77 - I had no symptoms bar insomnia until around 5 weeks then got very sick and very tired and remained like that throughout. I had sickness right from the start with my two singletons... Totally possible for you to have no complaints. It is more likely for women to have complaints because it is more likely you'll have a high level of HCG but that is all. Lots of people get away scot free! lol

my symptoms are not really that bad at the moment. Got sore boobs and feel sick if i need to eat. Although i am tired all the time lol

Are you dur in aug

Well 40wks would give me 2nd sept due date, but I've also read that with twins I'll more than likely have them before that - so I guess it will be August yes! I haven't even had my booking app yet so feel totally in the dark still. The only reason I had the early scan was because I had some spotting and I had a mc in June last year, so this is scary and amazing - feels like it was meant to be and has made me come to terms with the mc a bit more, if that makes sense?

How many weeks are you now?

im 7 weeks aswell. I think u should come join the aug antenatal thread then we can compare notes and ill be right about the 2 lots of twins lol. my dates put me at the 29th aug but my scan put me on the 2nd so were the same lol

Sure! - can you put a link to the thread please?

here
will see you there

star - recruiting twin pregnancies to the august thread is cheating!

you won't win the guessing game unless someone already there is having twins

Congrats mrss77 see you over on the august thread.